DISNEY V. DESANTIS

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While DeSantis faces an uphill legal battle, the anti-Disney narrative has played well in the right-wing media universe, where facts take a back seat to hyperbole. In this alternative ecosystem, Disney has been portrayed for months as a "woke" organization seeking to "groom" children with what they characterize as a radical LGBTQ agenda.

Yes, really. The family-friendly, fun-for-everyone, intentionally inoffensive brand has been demonized by politicians like DeSantis and others who have played to the Fox News cameras to raise their own profiles. The truth is that characterizing Disney as a creepy company that aims to morally bankrupt kids has become a mainstream position in GOP media circles.

DeSantis knows this — which is why he was happy to pick this battle with the company. But now that he will be forced to defend it in court, where the laws of reality apply, the war of his own choosing could very well cost him.

— Richard Allen Greene in Jerusalem contributed reporting.

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READ: Disney's lawsuit against DeSantis and oversight board

By CNN
Published 1:30 PM EDT, Wed April 26, 2023

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the board that oversees the company's special tax district.

Read the lawsuit here.

Read the lawsuit here

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